Resembling a shark, it has smooth skin and a skeleton mostly of cartilage. It broke the previous Missouri paddlefish record of 139 pounds, 4 ounces caught in 2002, also at Table Rock Lake. The paddlefish is a primitive species, with a fossil record dating to the age of the dinosaurs about 75 million years ago. Details. It broke the previous Missouri paddlefish record of 139 pounds, 4 ounces caught in 2002, also at Table Rock Lake. It broke the previous Missouri paddlefish record of 139 pounds, 4 ounces caught in 2002, also at Table Rock Lake. The largest American paddlefish on record was caught in 1916 in Okoboji Lake, Iowa. “Everybody says they want to go out and catch a record,” James Lukehart said. Mefford provided a witness signature on the record fish affidavit. Missouri River Paddlefish Season and Regulations More:Podcast lets listeners experience Missouri's great outdoors. Missouri State Record Fish Program Rules Missouri has a long, proud tradition of fishing, and its abundant lakes and streams have produced exceptional fish.

The paddlefish is Missouri’s official “aquatic animal,” not to … The paddlefish is a primitive species, with a fossil record dating to the age of the dinosaurs about 75 million years ago. FACT CHECK See … Somebody pulled it out of Table Rock Lake in 2002. Missouri’s official state aquatic animal, the paddlefish is highly valued as a sport fish. Since forming in 2015 in Springfield, Missouri, Paddlefish has put out two records, Lidsville and Spill Me!, the latter of which was released via High Dive Records. State Record. Report sublegal paddlefish, but please do not remove the tags.
Missouri’s official state aquatic animal, the paddlefish is highly valued as a sport fish. Keller’s fish toppled the previous paddlefish record of 107-12 and is the biggest fish recorded by the Nebraska Game and Parks. The former Kansas record paddlefish was 90 pounds, 12 ounces, and was snagged in the Neosho River below the Chetopa Dam during a special snagging season on May 29, 1998, by Joseph Cole of Walnut. Resembling a shark, it has smooth skin and a skeleton mostly of cartilage. SPRINGFIELD NEWS-LEADER.
The previous record … The standing rod-and-reel world-record American paddlefish, taken from a Kansas pond in 2004, is listed at 144 pounds. Instead, they were served up a new world-record 146 pound, 11-ounce paddlefish — and they let it go. American paddlefish commonly reach 5 ft (1.5 m) or more in length and can weigh more than 60 lb (27 kg). More:Podcast lets listeners experience Missouri's great outdoors. It is valued for its flesh as well as for its caviar.